The nature of the beast is clearly hypocritical, given the way the State ‘deals’ with ‘secularism’
For sixty years and more, they have been treated by political parties like a monolithic vote bank.
A classic example of this mentality is the ridiculous debate going on about how Muslims will react to the civilian nuclear deal between India and the United States. Many self proclaimed saviours of Islam in India have started issuing statements that the Muslim community is against the nuclear deal because George Bush has virtually declared jehad on Islam. Try telling that to a Muslim parent worried about sending her children to the right school. The roots of the problem lie in the hypocritical manner in which political parties and the State deal with secularism.
In a deeply religious country like India, the State obviously cannot write off religion as the opium of the masses-no matter what the Marxists say. And yet, does the State have be involved in religious activities? Why should the State run religious shrines instead of them being managed by people practicing a faith? The best way for the State and for policy makers to practice secularism would be to provide opportunities to all citizens-irrespective of caste and religion. But so entrenched has been divisiveness in the Indian polity that it has become de facto State policy. When the State starts playing with religion, the only result is disaster. Look at what is happening in Pakistan.
For sixty years and more, they have been treated by political parties like a monolithic vote bank.
A classic example of this mentality is the ridiculous debate going on about how Muslims will react to the civilian nuclear deal between India and the United States. Many self proclaimed saviours of Islam in India have started issuing statements that the Muslim community is against the nuclear deal because George Bush has virtually declared jehad on Islam. Try telling that to a Muslim parent worried about sending her children to the right school. The roots of the problem lie in the hypocritical manner in which political parties and the State deal with secularism.
In a deeply religious country like India, the State obviously cannot write off religion as the opium of the masses-no matter what the Marxists say. And yet, does the State have be involved in religious activities? Why should the State run religious shrines instead of them being managed by people practicing a faith? The best way for the State and for policy makers to practice secularism would be to provide opportunities to all citizens-irrespective of caste and religion. But so entrenched has been divisiveness in the Indian polity that it has become de facto State policy. When the State starts playing with religion, the only result is disaster. Look at what is happening in Pakistan.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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